After 21 years, I have finally decided on the ultimate reason why every girl needs a brother—so he can send you cupcakes.
As a congratulatory surprise for landing a great internship in NYC for this summer, these six beauties were sent to me in a Styrofoam cooler packed with dry ice.
Starting with the classic, I dove mouth-first into the red velvet cupcake with cream cheese frosting, topped with red velvet crumbs and white sprinkles. The red velvet was great, but I craved a greater thrill. I moved on to the next safe choice, carrot cake, which was enjoyed by all who tried a bite.
I decided that the most attractive of the six was the dark chocolate temptress with the walnut brownie sunk into its center.
Relative to its visual appeal, the brownie cupcake ironically proved to be the most disappointing of all. The chocolate fudge filling was a little rich for me, and the cake was very dry.
Walking further along letdown lane was the cookie dough cupcake, which, deceitfully, tasted like neither cookie nor dough.
The vanilla cake had a chocolate fudge filling—a feature I rarely see in my break-and-bake—and was topped with a vanilla cream cheese frosting that was mixed with cookie pieces. I had trouble tasting the cookie pieces, and the filling was ill suited for the theme.
Although I’m not a huge proponent of peanut butter in my desserts, the peanut butter cup was a serious winner.
Crumbs doesn’t admit to this, but some peanut butter must be mixed into the chocolate cake batter because I have never before tasted a chocolate cake this moist. Filled and frosted with peanut butter buttercream frosting, this cupcake did not live to see another day.
Saving the worst for last, I shocked everyone with my surprising infatuation with the cherry blossom cupcake. The smooth and moist vanilla cake was filled with a gooey filling that resembled that of cherry pie. Perhaps it was because of the abysmal expectations with which I approached the neglected cupcake, but the simple combination of flavors was a great note to end on.
CRUMBS
BAKE SHOP
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